Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus to discriminate toner cartridge
- Patent Title (中): 用于区分调色剂盒的图像形成装置
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Application No.: US13267740Application Date: 2011-10-06
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Publication No.: US08948616B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Yoshiaki Tanaka
- Applicant: Yoshiaki Tanaka
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan LLP.
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a toner cartridge includes a toner container to be attached to and detached from an image forming apparatus body, a shutter to open and close a toner supply port of the toner container, and a key that indicates a type of the toner cartridge and allows the shutter to slide if the key coincides with a release part of the image forming apparatus body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120106985A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO DISCRIMINATE TONER CARTRIDGE Public/Granted day:2012-05-03
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